to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to turn right; to turn to the right
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
corridor; hallway; passageway
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
partly open; in half bloom
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
dozens; scores of; decades
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow through; to blow across
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why